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Gather the family then ask them to play a game of “Speed Hide and Seek.” Explain they will only have ten seconds to hide, and then go and find them. Explain that there were two reasons why it was so easy to find them—one is because they didn’t have much time to hide; the other reason is because you know the house better than they do and knew where to immediately look. Explain that in today’s part of the story, you will see together that the man and the woman hid from God, but it was not part of a game. It was because of something much more serious.
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Genesis 3:1-10
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Everything was good in God’s creation, but the man and the woman were deceived by the serpent. Instead of trusting that God is good and loving, they believed the serpent’s lie that God was holding something back from them—that if He really loved them, He would have allowed them to eat from every single tree.
God’s children believed these lies about Him, and they chose to disobey God. This disobedience is called sin. When the man and woman chose to sin, everything was broken in God’s perfect universe, starting with their own reason for being. God had made His people to live lovingly with Him, but when they sinned, they began to hide from God. Their relationship was broken. And today, our relationship with God is still broken. We still disobey God’s commands when we don’t believe He gives them to us for our own good, and we still hide from the truth when we sin. We still live in this desperate situation, hiding from our Father, and we will continue to do so unless God is willing to come and find us.
Reflect
- Why did the man and the woman choose to disobey God even though He had done so much for them?
- Why do you think sin makes people hide from God?
- Why is it foolish to hide from God?
Pray
God, we are all sinners. Help us to remember how foolish it is to hide from You, and help us to trust You even when we have been disobedient.
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About this Plan
Parents are called to be the primary spiritual influence in the lives of their children. That means we should help them know and understand the Bible so they can know, love, and understand God and His Son, Jesus. But so many parents feel overwhelmed at the thought of discipling their children. The Whole Story for the Whole Family from Michael Kelley seeks to help parents teach their children the Bible.
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